What's The Best Season To Start School?
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I was wondering if it is better to go to a private cdl school here in Michigan in January right when the weather is getting real bad & basically start off from the beginning with winter experience or go in spring so that I would have more experience with the truck & be better prepared to tackle the next winter more acclimated to horrible weather conditions? I hear that winter is also the slow season & things start to pick back up in spring. I'm in no rush financially so thats not a factor but I do want to do what would give me the safest but best learning experience possible without setting me up with greater chances of failure, I'd really appreciate the advice from you good people, Thanks.
Billy....I was scheduled to start school Oct 20...but decided to push it back till Dec. 22. That would give me a graduation date of Mar. 5 with it being a 10 week program. Considering I live about 15 mins north of Buffalo,NY, I'd get my feet wet driving in the snow before heading out to orientation with "whoever" and I could get my feet wet with whoever I choose when the roads are more driver friendly weather wise. I've driven in snow for my entire life...but not with 18 wheels and alot of weight behind me.
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I was wondering if it is better to go to a private cdl school here in Michigan in January right when the weather is getting real bad & basically start off from the beginning with winter experience or go in spring so that I would have more experience with the truck & be better prepared to tackle the next winter more acclimated to horrible weather conditions? I hear that winter is also the slow season & things start to pick back up in spring. I'm in no rush financially so thats not a factor but I do want to do what would give me the safest but best learning experience possible without setting me up with greater chances of failure, I'd really appreciate the advice from you good people, Thanks.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: